Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1915 — Chinese Currency. [ARTICLE]

Chinese Currency.

Currency in China has had all sorts of surprises for the layman, but the present situation Is simply extraordinary. There is now found to be an actual plethora of dollars and small coins, and since last August the Chinese have been melting them and converting them Into sycee. The reason why doßara are being melted is that large Issues of the provincial mints have found-no use in the market, and as all Chinese accounts are in taels the present price of the dollar Is no! very conducive to its existence %ai circulation.